Definition
A young or small ant; an ant in an early stage of development.
Etymology
From ant + -ling (diminutive suffix meaning small or young, as in duckling or piglet). This creates a term parallel to other young creature names.
Kelly Says
An 'antling' doesn't really grow up the way you do—it stays the same size once it's an adult ant, but it goes through massive job changes from taking care of eggs to building the colony to going out to forage.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মধুমাকা
modhu-ma-ka
CACatalà
formiga petita
for-mee-ga pe-ti-ta
CSČeština
mravenčí mládě
mra-ven-chi mla-de
DADansk
myreskit
my-res-kit
DEDeutsch
Ameisenjungfern
ay-me-zen-yoong-fer-n
ELΕλληνικά
μυγάκι
moo-gah-ki
ESEspañol
pequeña hormiga
pe-keh-nya oor-mee-gah
FISuomi
mätin poikanen
ma-tin poi-ka-nen
FRFrançais
petite fourmi
pe-tit for-mee
HAHA
kamar kifi
ka-mar ki-fi
HIहिन्दी
चींटी का बच्चा
chee-ntee ka bach-cha
HUMagyar
hangyaszülött
hang-ya-szoo-lo-tt
IDBahasa Indonesia
ulat semut
u-lat semut
IGIG
ike ụfọdụ
ee-keh uf-oh-doo
ITItaliano
formica giovane
for-mee-kah joe-vahn-eh
KKKK
жәнірек сия
jhe-ni-rek si-ya
KMKM
ដូចជា ពព្វ
doo-chah jea po-v
MRMR
मासांसारखे
ma-saan-sa-r-khae
MSBahasa Melayu
ulat semut
u-lat semut
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်သတ္တိ
kyaw-thet-thati
NLNederlands
mierjongen
meer-jong-en
PTPortuguês
pequena formiga
pe-keh-na for-mee-gah
RORomână
furnicule
fur-ni-ku-le
RUРусский
муравьишка
murav-yish-ka
SVSvenska
myrskit
myrs-kit
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa mchwa
mo-to-wo wa mch-wa
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పురుగు
chinna purugu
TLTL
isang bata ng ants
ee-sang ba-ta ng ants
TRTürkçe
küçük karınca
koo-chook kar-in-chah
UKУкраїнська
мураха
mura-ha
URاردو
انٹ کی بچہ
ant ki bach-ah
VITiếng Việt
ấu trùng kiến
au truong kian
YOYO
bi a ọmọ
bee ah oh-moh
ZUZU
njengom umzimba
njeng-om oom-zim-ba